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Price effects of minimum wages: evidence from the construction sector in East and West Germany

"In this paper, the authors present a new approach to estimate the impact of a minimum wage on the labor market of the construction sector in Germany. Instead of estimating the effect on employment, the authors focus on the change of prices on a firm level in order to differentiate between a co...

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Main Authors:	Werner, Thomas, Sell, Friedrich L., Reinisch, David C.
Institution:	ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format:	TEXT
Language:	English
Published:	Munich 2013 Universität der Bundeswehr München
Subjects:	construction employment labour market minimum wage Germany
Online Access:	https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19122186124919403689-Price-effects-of-minimum-wages.htm

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